T-Groups for MBA's: A State-of-the-Art Survey

Abstract

Sensitivity training is now well entrenched in about half of the MBA programs in schools of business administration accredited by the Ameri can Association of Collegiate Schools of Business. In this study, the experiences, attitudes, and recommendations of academics were gener ally found to be congruent with those of management-development direc tors in business firms that utilize the technique. Participating faculty appeared to be well qualified, used sensitivity training in elective-credit courses, utilized conservative methodologies, graded the participants, felt that they were successful in attaining their objectives, saw little probability of psychological danger for participants, and encountered the most resistance to their objectives from the prevailing business- school atmosphere.

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